Acquired psychiatric disorder Board decisions

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, hypertension, and bronchitis/COPD were not incurred or aggravated during service. The Board found no evidence of a nexus between these conditions and his military service.

The Veteran's claim for a TDIU is being remanded due to the need for additional development, including an examination to assess her employability given her service-connected disabilities.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's service connection claim for an acquired psychiatric disability, to include PTSD, cannot be granted as his reported stressor is found to be a result of his own willful misconduct.

The Board found that the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, to include depression, did not meet the criteria for service connection as there was no medical evidence linking his current condition to his military service.

The Board has remanded the TDIU claim for further development, including obtaining a VA medical opinion on whether the Veteran's service-connected disabilities render him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation. The case is also being returned to the RO with updated treatment records and readjudicated.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for schizophrenia, mania, and depression as his acquired psychiatric disorder did not manifest during or due to active service.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining his SSA records and rescheduling him for VA examinations and a hearing if he desires.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, will be remanded for further development and an examination.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's chronic insomnia had its onset in service and continued since, granting his claim for service connection.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including schizoaffective disorder, bipolar type; schizophrenia; schizophreniform disorder; and bipolar II disorder is being remanded due to the need for additional development of his claims file.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorders, including bipolar disorder and PTSD, are found to be related to his military service. The claim for an increased rating in excess of 30 percent for PTSD is granted.

The Board found that the Veteran did not meet the criteria for a diagnosis of PTSD and thus, service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder other than PTSD was denied.

The Board denied the Veteran's motion to restore service connection for a psychiatric disorder, including schizophrenia, latent type, due to clear and unmistakable error (CUE) in their April 1980 decision. The evidence did not show an acquired psychiatric disease during or within one year following separation.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorders, including depressive disorder and mood disorder, are not related to his military service.

The Board found that the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder is not related to his service and denied his claim.

Effective May 30, 2013, the Veteran is found to be unemployable due to his service-connected psychiatric disability and therefore granted TDIU.

The Board has remanded the case due to inconsistencies in previous medical opinions and a need for further clarification regarding service connection for PTSD and depression.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded to obtain updated medical records and for a VA examination to assess the severity of his service-connected paranoid schizophrenia. The TDIU issue is also inextricably intertwined with the rating claim.

The Veteran's schizophrenia has been manifested by occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas, especially judgment and thinking, due to symptoms such as speech intermittently illogical, poor insight and judgment, tangential and illogical thinking, grossly inappropriate behavior, and memory loss for a close relative. For the entire appeal period, his condition warrants a 70 percent rating.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining relevant treatment records and affording the Veteran a reasonable opportunity to respond.